If I was to leave Hanoi, the 3 things I would miss the most are the winter, the street food, and the flower vendors. Living in Hanoi long enough, you’ll soon realize that the city streets, apart from the food and cafés, are about flowers and those who sell them.
Compared to Ho Chi Minh City, where you mostly see fruit vendors, Hanoian streets are filled with flowers. Perhaps flower seller cannot afford fancy shops; perhaps they like the freedom of doing business on the street...
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